News Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC) chair Brian Flahaven released the following statement in response to Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) reintroducing the Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act (H.R. 1081), which will incentivize all taxpayers to give

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC) applauds the inclusion of an extended temporary universal charitable deduction in year-end relief legislation and looks forward to working with lawmakers to enhance the UCD in the 117th Congress. The year-end COVID relief package includes an

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Charitable Giving Coalition joins the nonprofit sector in celebrating Giving Tuesday and encouraging all Americans to donate to charity. Charitable Giving Coalition Chair Brian Flahaven issued the following statement: Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for Americans to

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Upon President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory, the Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC) released the following statement: The charitable deduction encourages Americans to give more to charity than they otherwise would. By allowing all taxpayers to take a deduction, the temporary

WASHINGTON, D.C.— In response to the recently released Q2 giving data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, which shows a 7.5 percent increase in giving in the first half of 2020, the Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC) released the following statement: The

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC) applauds the lifting of the cap on the universal charitable deduction (UCD) in the recently introduced Culture, Arts, Libraries, and Museums Emergency Relief (CALMER) Act. The legislation introduced on Tuesday would eliminate the

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC) is encouraged by the inclusion of an increased cap on the temporary universal charitable deduction (UCD) in the latest Senate relief package. In addition, we believe the UCD should be made permanent to provide

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Charitable Giving Coalition applauds Senators Lankford (R-OK), Coons (D-DE), Klobuchar (D-MN), Lee (R-UT), Scott (R-SC), and Shaheen (D-NH) for introducing the Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act (S. 4032). We urge Congress to move quickly to enact this

WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Tuesday, June 18, GivingUSA released The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018. The results are troubling. At a time when the U.S. economy is growing at a healthy rate, charitable giving should also be growing

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Jason Lee, chair of the Charitable Giving Coalition (CGC), a group of more than 175 charities and nonprofits from across the country, commented on legislation introduced by Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC-6) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) to extend